Lawrence Police are investigating a fatal Wthr crash early Saturday near Pendleton Pike and East 46th Street in Lawrence. A man died after a two-vehicle collision that left two heavily damaged cars at the scene.
The Lawrence Police Department received a 911 call just before 2:30 a.m. about a traffic collision. Officers found one car empty and an unresponsive man trapped in the other vehicle; Lawrence Fire Department and paramedics later determined he had died from injuries sustained in the crash.
Lawrence Police Department call
Police found a person walking less than a mile from the crash scene and detained that person after officers said the injuries were consistent with a crash. Those injuries included bleeding from the eye and arm, along with multiple scratches.
The detained person admitted to being involved in the crash, giving officers a second account to work from as they sort out what happened on the street in Lawrence. The condition of the empty car and the trapped driver make the timeline important: someone left the crash area on foot while the other vehicle held the victim.
Pendleton Pike and East 46th Street
Lawrence Police are still investigating what led up to the collision. They said additional information will be released as it becomes available, and the victim has not been identified.
For now, the case turns on two unresolved points: who died in the crash and what caused the two vehicles to collide near Pendleton Pike and East 46th Street. Until police release more, those details remain the focus of the investigation.
